I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 217

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Transcendent Genius Trainer Chapter 217

“We’re deploying all of our elite Awakeners to the Tower of Ashes.”

The top guilds of South Korea had assembled all their first-tier members at the Tower of Ashes.

“We cannot afford to approach this halfheartedly.”

The reason these guilds had staked their lives on the Tower of Ashes was simple.

“Look at the rewards obtained from the first and second floors. These things are…….”

Shaaaaaaa—!
A massive Magic Stone began to glow with brilliant light.

“This is…….”

It was a Magic Stone of a size they had never seen before.

“The mana efficiency is extraordinary. We’ve never obtained a Magic Stone like this from any tower to date. And beyond that…….”

They had only cleared the first and second floors.
They were still attempting the third floor, but hadn’t managed a proper clear yet.
And yet, despite that, they had already received one tremendous reward.

“It’s something called an Arc Core…….”

Shaaaaaaa—!
Crack—!
Mana was surging through it like lightning.

“It possesses the power equivalent to ten Magic Stones combined. These are the kinds of materials emerging from the first and second floors of the Tower of Ashes right now.”

Of course, it hadn’t come easily.
They had barely managed to raise their Clear Rank to A by clearing the first and second floors, and the Arc Core was their reward for that achievement.

“Hah…….”

The Artifact Crafters who saw the materials had their eyes light up.
With materials of this caliber, they could finally create Artifacts they had only dreamed of until now.

“We’ve already begun Artifact Crafting with one Giant Mana Stone and one Arc Core.”

The first-tier Awakeners swallowed hard.

“This Tower of Ashes will change everything. Which is why we will be the first to clear it.”

This same sentiment was echoing across all the top-tier guilds gathered here.

—We stake our lives on the Tower of Ashes!

They all had aligned on the same objective.
Just as they were about to send their first-tier members back into the Tower of Ashes—

“England has obtained enormous rewards from the Tower of Ashes!”
“Multiple countries have reportedly cleared the fourth floor!”

Enormous rewards.

“……!”
“As expected.”
“It was the right call to summon all the first-tier members.”

At that news, the eyes of the top-tier guilds sharpened.

“And an additional report, sir.”
“The Promise Guild is currently attempting to clear an uncleared tower.”

Promise was the only top-tier guild among those assembled here that had failed to clear the second floor of the Tower of Ashes.
That made sense.
They’d only sent their support team due to internal issues—how could that team be expected to fight properly?
But now they were saying Promise was attempting an uncleared tower? What was that supposed to mean?

“Explain in detail.”
“They sent only the support team to the Tower of Ashes. So what are they doing now?”
“Their Sales Team can’t even function properly right now, can it?”

Everyone wore expressions of bewilderment.
The Promise Guild was currently experiencing considerable internal turmoil.
Their main force, Team 1, had lost its strength due to infighting between team leaders, and Teams 2 and 3 were producing results far below what you’d expect from a top-tier guild’s Sales Teams.
Moreover, the Trainer Team that was supposed to support and nurture these members was also problematic.

“Kim Han-ju is in terrible shape over there.”
“So how is Manager Kim supposed to be attempting an uncleared tower?”

They didn’t know yet.
So focused on clearing the Tower of Ashes, they had no idea who was currently at Promise.

“Haven’t you heard?”
“Trainer Kang Yu-jun has taken over training at the Promise Guild.”
“What?”
“What!?”

It was information they couldn’t believe.

“Why would Kang Yu-jun go to Promise?”
“That’s the guild he was fired from.”
“So why go back to a place that fired him?”

Those who had been too absorbed in clearing the Tower of Ashes to hear the news were deeply flustered.

“When did he go?”
“Four days ago, sir.”
“……?”
“So you’re telling me that in just four days…… the training has progressed to the point where they can clear an uncleared tower?”

That was nonsense.
There was no way that was possible.
Promise’s problems couldn’t be resolved that easily.

“The Trainer Team has issues with ability, and Sales Team 1 has interpersonal conflicts…….”

Those things resolved in merely four days?
No matter how much of a National Treasure Grade Trainer Kang Yu-jun was, this was impossible.

“They’re currently in front of the Tower of Joy!”
“……!”
“That place is…….”

The Tower of Joy.
It was one of the more notoriously difficult uncleared towers.
Many guilds had attempted it and eventually given up after finding that their losses far outweighed any gains.

“This has gone too far. No matter how skilled Trainer Kang is…… to train the mess that is Promise in four days and clear the Tower of Joy? No, that’s impossible.”

The numerous guilds that received this information reached the same conclusion.
Moreover, if the training had actually been that successful and they’d reached the level to clear a tower, they should have gone to the Tower of Ashes instead of another uncleared tower.

“If they’d improved that much, shouldn’t they be coming to the Tower of Ashes?”
“The Tower of Ashes is the priority right now…….”

So it was only natural to be suspicious.
In a situation like this, they deliberately changed course to somewhere else?
It felt like there had to be some other reason.

“If they’d really completed their training, they’d just come to the Tower of Ashes…… This is suspicious.”
“But have they actually been trained?”
“I saw Hwang Jin-seong not long ago. His strength hadn’t risen to the level where he could lead an uncleared tower…….”

“Prepare for re-entry!”
“All first-tier Awakeners have arrived!”

But now was not the time to worry about other guilds.
They began to concentrate once more on clearing the Tower of Ashes.

* * *

The Tower of Joy.
This uncleared tower was one of the particularly dangerous ones.
Of course, there was no uncleared tower that wasn’t dangerous, but the Tower of Joy had a potent buff—Joy’s Veil—that strengthened the monsters’ power by dozens of times over.
Beyond their power increasing the higher you climbed, the buff even enhanced the Awakeners themselves, and that was the problem.

“Because of the excessive buff, their bodies break down and they often end up dead.”
“They don’t realize they’re injured from the buff and move excessively.”

Hwang Jin-seong and Oh Do-yun had both suffered serious injuries in this Tower of Joy.

“This is the scar from that time.”

The wound that had nearly ended Hwang Jin-seong’s career as an Awakener—that very wound had come from this Tower of Joy.

“It’s indeed a place to fear. All the better, then.”

Yujun gripped the Geumgang Steel Staff firmly.

“We’ll get some excellent training out of this.”

Yujun looked toward the Sales Team Awakeners of the Promise Guild and issued his command.

“Enter.”

* * *

-Joy’s Veil unfolds.
-A powerful buff envelops your entire body!

Joy’s Veil spreading out.
And monsters intoxicated by Joy’s Veil began to appear in great numbers.
Rare Wolves.
The beasts with silver manes had already gone mad, their eyes crazed.

Grrrrrrrowl—!

They came charging, dripping saliva.
A hundred massive beasts, each easily exceeding three meters in length.
Yet the Promise Guild’s Awakeners calmly responded to orders and formed ranks.

“Formation set!”
“To your positions!”

How long had it been?
Since they last climbed a tower with such synchronized coordination?

Shaaaaaaa—.
A shadow burst forth.
And in that same moment, a Holy Power Sword appeared in Hwang Jin-seong’s hand.

Craaash—!
The Rare Wolves were instantly swept away.

“……!”
“……!”

The Sales Team 1 Awakeners were taken aback by how smoothly they were clearing the floor.

“This…… easily……?”
“This shouldn’t be possible……?”

Their own strength had grown dramatically.
Craaash—!

“One strike……?”

Four days.
After only four days of training……..
They had grown incomparably stronger than before.
Craaack-craaack-craaack—!

Shrieeek—!
Shrieeee—!

The wolves, buffed by Joy’s Veil, began to flee rapidly.

“Chase them down.”

But the Awakeners didn’t let them escape, pursuing and succeeding in hunting every last wolf.

-1st Floor Clear!
-Fastest Clear Time Record Updated!
-Clear Rank: S

The result was unbelievable.
To think they’d clear the first floor of this Tower of Joy so quickly.

“Don’t celebrate yet.”

Yujun steadied them.

“We came here to clear this tower.”

The first floor was merely something to pass through quickly.

* * *

Floors 2, 3, and 4.
It was unstoppable momentum.
The Promise Guild Members couldn’t quite control their own strength.

Boom—!
Craaack-craaack-craaack—!

But gradually, they began to adapt.

“We’re impressive ourselves, but…….”
“Manager Hwang and Manager Oh are absolutely overwhelming. Especially Manager Oh—there used to be quite a gap, but…….”

Originally, there had been a considerable difference in strength between Hwang Jin-seong and Oh Do-yun.
But after Yujun’s training, the gap between the two had narrowed.

“For the first time working together in so long, you’re coordinating perfectly.”
“And here you two were fighting like this!”

Yujun was watching their battle from slightly behind.

‘Though we continued combat drills with Fen and Tan,’

real combat inside an uncleared tower was something different entirely.

Shaaaaaaa—.

‘Red light is emerging again.’

This was good, actually.
This kind of feedback was exactly what Yujun needed right now.

5th Floor.
From here onward was uncharted territory.

“From this point on, it’s an uncleared section. Let’s go.”

-Entering the 5th Floor!

Shaaaaaaa—.
Boom—. Boom—. Boom—.
What greeted them on the 5th Floor of the Tower of Joy was a monster pitch-black all over.
It wielded a rusted greatsword in one hand and held a shield in the other.

A Skeleton.
A formidable monster made of black bone raised its sword high from its position.
The ground trembled, and Skeletons began to emerge from the floor.

“……!”
“……!”

Manager Hwang and Manager Oh felt their overwhelming power viscerally.

-Joy’s Veil deepens.
-Joy’s Veil deepens.

As Joy’s Veil intensified, the Awakeners too began to receive its strengthening power.

“Everyone, be careful…….”

But the Guild Members, emboldened by confidence, charged forward without hesitation.
Craaaash—!

The first collision.

“Guh—!?”

Only then did they understand.
They were on the 5th Floor of the Tower of Joy.

“From the 5th Floor onward, think of this as a completely different place!”
“Remember how many have died here!”

The two Managers charged forward, awakening their comrades to reality.
Craaash—! Craaash—!
Screeeech—!

They pushed the Skeleton back while actively deploying their abilities.
Shrieeeeee—!
For the first time since they began their relentless offense, the intensified Joy’s Veil caused the Promise Guild Members to be gradually pushed back.

Yujun, who had been watching silently until now, moved.

-True Eye activates!

‘Twenty-five points in total.’

All the battles unfolding on the 5th Floor entered Yujun’s vision.
The Skeleton’s advantages, its weaknesses.
The movements of the Sales Team.

Craaash—!
Colliding weapons.
Abilities.
Lights swirled, offering Yujun the answer.

“Immediate Correction.”

-Immediate Correction activated!

Yujun deployed Immediate Correction across the entire Sales Team.

“Now you can do it.”

Craaaaaash—!
The Skeleton wielding the massive greatsword shattered instantly.

“Wha……?”

The Guild Member who had been severely pressed by that Skeleton looked at their own hands in confusion.
Yujun laughed at the sight.

“Easy, isn’t it?”

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